Kristin Jacobs, who represents the Broward County community of Parkland in the Legislature, was a barside witness to the mass shooting at Betton and Thomasville roads.

The events that unfolded before her eyes echoed the horror her constituents went through nine months ago when a shooter broke into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High and killed 17 students and school employees.

Jacobs, a Democrat who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014, was sitting in the Bar on Betton at a group table where an office party was going on when a stream of people started running in from the yoga studio nearby.

“One of the first things I heard is there was a shooting,” Jacobs said.

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Melissa Hutchinson was working near by at in the same plaza where the shooting at Hot yoga at the intersecion of Thomasville Rd. and Bradford Rd. took place Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Hutchinson is seen hugging friends after being so close to the action that had occurred just hours earlier. Alicia Devine/Democrat

A first responder talks to Joshua Quick moments after a shooting in the Hot Yoga Studio in Midtown on Nov. 2. Quick was pistol whipped as he tried to fight off the gunman with a vacuum cleaner. He has been hailed as a hero. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

Witnesses to the shooting at the Hot Yoga Studio in Midtown hug in the middle of the street as they mourn the tragedy they just experienced, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Two women were killed during the shooting, Maura Binkley and Nancy Van Vessem. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

A body is removed from Hot Yoga in Betton Place near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Tallahassee, Fla. around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, following a shooting that took place there on Friday evening around 5:30 p.m. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Karl Etters/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

Melissa Hutchinson was working near by at in the same plaza where the shooting at Hot yoga at the intersecion of Thomasville Rd. and Bradford Rd. took place Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Hutchinson is seen hugging friends after being so close to the action that had occurred just hours earlier. Alicia Devine/Democrat

Melissa Hutchinson, who was working near by at in the same plaza where the shooting at Hot yoga at the intersecion of Thomasville Rd. and Bradford Rd. took place Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, speaks about her experience during the shooting. Alicia Devine/Democrat

Melissa Hutchinson was working near by at in the same plaza where the shooting at Hot yoga at the intersecion of Thomasville Rd. and Bradford Rd. took place Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Hutchinson is seen hugging friends after being so close to the action that had occurred just hours earlier. Alicia Devine/Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee City Spokeswoman Alison Ferris gives an update as the Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad is on scene as the Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Karl Etters/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Karl Etters/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Tallahassee HotYoga near the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Midtown Tallahassee, Fla. Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Karl Etters/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department searches a red Chevrolet car parked at Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads as part of an investigation into a shooting at Hot Yoga in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Hot Yoga in Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Hot Yoga in Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

The Tallahassee Police Department is investigating a shooting at Hot Yoga in Betton Place on the corner of East Bradford and Thomasville roads in Tallahassee, Fla., Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Tori Schneider/Tallahassee Democrat

At the back of the room, where they had gathered was a door. Jacobs tried the handle and the door opened. "Run," she thought but nobody else was following her. “One thing I learned was don’t stand there waiting, go on and bolt. I am mad at myself.”

Rep. Kristin Jacobs(Photo: Your Turn)

Meanwhile, there was a guy bleeding in front of them, and people were trying to help him. And no one knew where the shooter was. The people from the yoga studio were standing around barefoot, looking vulnerable.

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One woman student was shivering as she waited for her husband. Jacobs put her shawl around the woman and she began to sob. She didn’t have her cell phone and couldn’t remember any phone numbers or emails.

Even if she had them memorized she was too upset to remember.

That triggered another thought. Always have your ID on you. It took so long to identify the Parkland victims because their IDs were in their backpacks, and not on them.

The training said "disrupt the shooter. Throw a chair. Cause a scene."

The guy with the bloodied head got that way because he rushed the shooter at the yoga studio and the shooter pistol-whipped him. Then the shooter turned the gun on himself.

“Many people are alive because this guy rushed the shooter,” Jacobs said.

"I am alive because one guy in a yoga class in his bare feet ran at a shooter. He didn’t run away."

Contact Schweers at jschweers@tallahassee.com. Follow him on Twitter @jeffschweers.